Photoshop Elements 4: The Missing Manual

Book Description

The popularity of digital cameras continues to grow exponentially.
They are now more powerful, feature rich, and affordable--turning
digital photography into a mainstream interest. And with Photoshop
Elements, Adobe has created the most popular photo-editing program
on the planet. Learning how to work Photoshop Elements and manage
digital photos can be a challenge for anyone just getting
started--from the hobbyist to the pro photographer. With the latest
Photoshop Elements 4 update, Adobe delivers a powerful new program
that provides photo editing and organizing functionality with
improved performance. The updated version also includes new, more
intuitive features that are streamlined and easier to use--when the
photographer has the right learning tool in hand.

With Photoshop Elements 4: The Missing Manual, author
Barbara Brundage has written the perfect digital photography guide.
In a clear, easy-to-read format, the author provides step-by-step
instruction so readers can learn what they need to do to edit their
photos successfully and manage their collection. This new edition
also includes more than a dozen downloadable images so readers can
practice using the editing tools. Readers will master useful
editing techniques--from the most common to the advanced:

Automatically correct red eye and skin tones

Select and extract complex objects with the Magic Selection
Brush and The Magic Extractor

Create photomontages

Restore old photographs

Post photos on the web

Manage and archive an entire collection

Design a custom slide show with panning and zooming
capabilities

Once photographers learn how to edit their photos successfully,
they'll also learn how to post them online or upload them to the
Kodak EasyShare Gallery for use in creating personal mailing lists,
post cards, calendars, and much more. Photoshop Elements 4: The
Missing Manual, is for any photographer interested in learning
the right editing techniques for producing and sharing beautiful
digital photography.

Photoshop Elements 4: The Missing Manual covers the
Windows version of the software only. When we published the book,
there was no Mac version of the software (as there is now), and for
various reasons, we've been unable to update this edition to
include the Mac version. Nonetheless, if you're on a Mac, you can
use this book. Just substitute Command for Ctrl, and Option for Alt
whenever you see keystroke shortcuts, and about 98 percent of the
Editor functions will work the same. The sections on the Organizer
only apply to Windows because the Mac version has no Organizer.